Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-03-15
Dr.. John D. clardy, Christian Co.
Ky, Master Of Kentucky State
Grange; President Ken
lucky Farmers Insti-
tute.

Fnrincrb Home JOurhai.
On our extreme southern border
we find the subject for a sketch
which will please, not only his own
friends, but all those who respect iu-
telligence, employed in agricultural
pursuits and success in the noblest
calling of man.
DIR. John ID. Clardy was born In
Middle Tennessee, august 80, 1928
His father, John G. Clardy was born
in North Carolina, in 1898, and re-
moved with his parents to Middle
Tennessee. His mother was born in
Virginia in 1901, and came TO Ten
nessee with her mother at an early
day. They were married III 1922 in
Tennessee, and removed 10 Christian
county, Ky, when the subject of onr
sketch was two years Of age. lie has
lived in Christian county, near New
stead, ever since, with the exception
of seven years residence in Ballard
county, in this State. His early edu-
cation was obtained at the county
schools, and he graduated at the
Georgetown College at the age of
nineteen. lie then studied medicine,
and graduated from the University
of Pennsylvania with the degree of
NJ. d. IN 1851. Several years were
spent IN the practice Of his profession,
but afterwards he gave it up, and has
since been occupied actively in farm
ing. lie was married in 1854 to Miss
Anna Il. Bacon, daughter of Fielding
Bacon, and grand daughterlof Capt.
Edmond Bacon, OF Trigg county,
KY, who was for many years busi-
ness manager for Thomas Jefferson,
aud assisted him in laying of the
grounds for the University of Vir-
ginia.
Four children have been born to
them, of which two sons and
daughter survive. The sons are
partners of their father in farming
and stock raising. They are opera
ting 1000 acres Of fine land near
Newstead-one-third OF which has
oDly recently been added to their
possessions.
For many years DR.. Clardy follow
ed the fashion of the day and devoted
much of his land to tobacco growing,
but with the change in the labor sys-
TEN, he turned attention more to
wheat. grass and stock, and at an
early day graded up his cattle with
Shorthorn sires and few years ago
bought also registered females. The
herd now numbers over 100 head,
about half of which are registered
and the balance very high grades. A
more select or better conditioned lot
of cattle will not be easily found. The
registered animals are excellent and
finely bred.
The two farms, Oakland" and
"Rock Hollow" which have been
owned by DIR. Clardy for many years,
might well be pointed TO as worthy
the attention OF young farmers. The
soil, naturally good, has been brought
to the highest state of fertility by
systematic rotation. The writer has
seen on this place a twenty acre field
of wheat, which made 80 bushels per
acre In bad wheat year. This is but
a sample of what is done by intelli-
gent management of the natural re-
sources, and is within the reach ofall.
At the first organization of the
Grange in Kentucky, Dir. Clardy be-
came member and has been active
in the cause ever since. lie filed the
office of Overseer and then was elect
ed Master of the State Grange, an Of
flee which he now holds. lie was
elected President of the Kentucky
State Farmers Institute last year, and
is always found in the fronk ranks in
any movement meant to encourage
progress orspread intelligence among
the rural classes.
lie has fund of information gain
ed from long study, and is always
willing to impart 1t to brother farm
ers, when nothing in the doing so APP
pear to overstep the bounds of a ma
tive modesty which always checks
any movement which might seem to
be putting himself forward. Though
often solicited, lie has declined to ask
for political office or permit his name
TO be used in that connection.
He is Democrat, and in religion n
Baptist and a deacon in his church.
His mother, aged 50, still lives on the
farm settled by her husband in 1882.
DIR. Clardy is winning III manner
and entertaining in conversation, hos
pitable under all circumstances, and
charitable-altogether the kiud of
citizen Kentucky cannot have too
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